Ibn Juzay's Sufic Exegesis: Selections from Kitab al-Tashil li-Ulum al-Tanzil
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Translator
Musa Furber
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About The Book
Ibn Juzay al-Kalbī began his exegesis of the Quran with a short introduction to the various disciplines related to explaining the Quran.
One of the topics he included is Sufism. The basic concern of Sufism is the heart: knowing its good and bad qualities, how to rid it of bad qualities, and how to instill it with the good. Ibn al-Juzay explained its inclusion, saying that Sufism is “connected to the Quran since the Quran mentions divine knowledge, struggling against the self [nafs], and illuminating and purifying hearts via obtaining praiseworthy character and avoiding blameworthy character.”
He then enumerated twelve topics related to Sufism which he would explain in his tafsir.
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About the author
Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi: Abu'l-Qasim Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi al-Gharnati (693–741 AH / 1294–1340 CE) was an Andalusi polymath of Granada and one of the leading scholars of the late Nasrid era, Maliki in law. Born into the distinguished Banu Juzayy, a learned family of Granada, he gained an early reputation for piety and brilliance and was appointed imam and khatib of the city's Great Mosque while still young. His learning ranged across Qurʾanic exegesis, Maliki jurisprudence, the principles of law (usul al-fiqh), hadith, the variant readings of the Qurʾan, and the Arabic language and literature. Three works carry his name to later generations. Al-Tashil li-ʿUlum al-Tanzil is a compact, widely read tafsir prized for its clarity and balance. Al-Qawanin al-Fiqhiyya fi Talkhis Madhhab al-Malikiyya is among the most accessible late-classical Maliki fiqh manuals, often noting the positions of the other Sunni schools alongside the Maliki ruling. Taqrib al-Wusul ila ʿIlm al-Usul is a respected primer in legal theory. He also wrote on creed and on the qiraʾat. Devoted to learning and known for aspiring to martyrdom, he joined the defense of Muslim Andalusia and was killed at the Battle of Tarifa (the Rio Salado) in 741 AH / 1340 CE, at about forty-six. His son Ahmad later wrote a commentary on al-Qawanin. His books remain standard references in Maliki circles to this day.
About the translator
Musa Furber: An American scholar, translator, and mufti, Musa Furber was born in Massachusetts and raised in Portland, Oregon. He studied applied linguistics at Portland State University, with an interest in computational linguistics, and embraced Islam before devoting himself to the traditional sciences. He pursued an intensive course of study in Damascus, covering fiqh, hadith, Quranic studies, Prophetic biography, and advanced Arabic grammar, where he received a license to teach the Shafii school, then relocated to Cairo, where he completed a program in the issuing of legal responsa at Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyya and was granted a license to deliver fatwas by senior Egyptian jurists, including Shaykh Ali Gomaa. He works chiefly within the Shafii school. He later earned a master's in public administration from the Dubai School of Government and became a research fellow at the Tabah Foundation in Abu Dhabi, where his research has touched on Islamic ethics and contemporary questions. Furber is best known for rendering accessible classics into clear English: al-Nawawi's al-Tibyan, published as Etiquette with the Quran; Abu Shuja al-Asfahani's The Ultimate Conspectus, the matn known as al-Ghayat wa al-Taqrib; and a translation of al-Juwayni's al-Waraqat with al-Mahalli's commentary in usul al-fiqh. Through his work as author, translator, and publisher, he has made foundational texts of law and worship available to a wide English-reading audience.
Specifications
EAN 13 / ISBN
9781944904050
Publisher
Islamosaic
Author
Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi
Pages
44
Translator
Musa Furber
Year Published
2016
Size
W- | H- | D-
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